MBPQS in Ecuador: Exploring the content validity for its application in caregivers of children with ASD

The aim of the current study was to explore the content validity of the Maternal Behavior for Preschoolers Q-set (MBPQS) for its application in caregivers of preschool children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), residing in Ecuador. With this purpose, a linguistic adaptation of the instrument was...

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Autores: Díaz Mosquera, Elena, Nóblega, Magaly
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Uruguay
Institución:Universidad Católica del Uruguay
Repositorio:LIBERI
Idioma:español
inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:liberi.ucu.edu.uy:10895/5465
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/cienciaspsicologicas/article/view/2063
https://hdl.handle.net/10895/5465
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:maternal sensitivity
caregivers
preschool children
attachment security
autism spectrum disorder
sensibilidad materna
figuras cuidadoras
niños en edad preescolar
seguridad del apego
trastorno del espectro autista
sensibilidade materna
cuidadores, pré-escolares
segurança do apego
desordem do espectro do autismo
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Sumario:The aim of the current study was to explore the content validity of the Maternal Behavior for Preschoolers Q-set (MBPQS) for its application in caregivers of preschool children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), residing in Ecuador. With this purpose, a linguistic adaptation of the instrument was made to the Ecuadorian context, which was evaluated by three professionals in the areas of Psychology, Preschool Education and Linguistics. With the adapted MBPQS, 10 Ecuadorian caregivers built a prototypical profile of ideally sensitive caregivers of typical development preschoolers, and 10 expert professionals in autism developed a prototypical profile of ideally sensitive caregivers of children with ASD. The profiles constructed by the two groups were compared with each other and with the normative criterion of the instrument. The results show the validity of the MBPQS to assess the sensitivity of caregivers of children with ASD.